Holder for lipticks, etc.



Sept. 22, 1936. J. .w. LEHMANN HOLDER FOR LIPSTICKS, ETC

Filed July 22y 1952 31 WC/YVIIOL John M Lei; Mann,

Patented Sept. 22, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE; 2,055,414 i a r r HOLDER, FOR LIBTICKS, ETC. 4 John W. Lehmann, Rochester, N.

4 Application July22, 1932, Serial No. 624,084 15 Claims. (01. zo'e-ss) The invention relates to a holder for lipsticks, other substances, instruments and the like.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of lipstick holders and to provide a simple, practical and efii cient holder of strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction designed for holding lipsticks and various other substancesand instruments such as clinical thermometers, and capable of closing completely to form a dust-proof container and adapted to open the container before the lipstick or other substance is projected from the container so that there 'will be no liability of injuring the lipstick material or the like.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a holder of this character composed of few parts and adapted to be readily assembled and capable of easy operation to open and close the container and toproject the lipstick or other substance and to withdraw the same within the container and close the latter. i

With theseand other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of 1 parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out intheclaims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction, within thescope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. i i

In the drawing:-- T a Figure 1 is a front elevation of a lipstick holder constructed in accordance with this invention and shown open with the lipstick partially projected from the container.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig.3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lipstick'holder taken at right angles to Fig. 2, the inner shell being shown in elevation.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsectional view of the lipstick holder showing the same in its closed. position. i

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the same. i

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 6-6 ofFig. l. i g

Fig. 7 is a similar view on the line 'l----'! of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the push knob.

Fig. 9 is a similar view of the slidable lipstick support and the push knob. l v I .J

r In the accompanying. drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the inven tion the holder which is designedfor holding a lipstick, styptic pencil, thermometer and the like, comprises in itsconstruction a container I designed to beconstructed of sheet metal'or other suitable material andzcomposed of front and rear walls, side walls and a bottom wall, the upper end or top of the container being open and adapted to be closed by approximately wedge-shaped closure members 2- of a shell. 3 slidable within the container l toopen and close the same. The container which has a slightly tapered top portion is rectangular in cross section and is provided at its front with a longi-' tudinal slot 4 extending from the bottom portion of the container to the top portion thereof and having its terminal spaced from. the ends of the container, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The slot forms a guide'or'way and permits the movement of a push knob. 5 and upper and lower stops 6 and I. The stops 6 and I which are located at the upper-and lower portions of the shell 3 are adapted to engage the end walls of the slot 4 to limit the. sliding move ment of the shell. The push' knob which is connected with a socket or lipstick holder proper 8 operates between the stops 6 and. 1 and the parts are timed so that the containeris. open before the lipstick isprojected beyond the container Whereby'all liability of damaging the lipstick through contact' with the closure members is eliminated. i.

In the inward or downward movement of the lipstick the push knob engages the lower stop I and automatically closes the container after the lipstick has been Withdrawn intothe same.

The upper stop limits the upward or'outward movement of the shell and the lower stop positively insures the (downward movement of the shell to close the container. The lower stopand the push knob are'moved upwardly together in the'opening movement of the lipstick holder and as soon as the closure members are disengaged from the side walls of the container the substantially wedge-shaped closure members will spring outwardly and open the container prior to the projection of the lipstick. i

The shellis approximately U-shaped in crosssection, being composed of 'spacedside walls and a connecting'front wall which forms a closure for the slot in'the front wall of the containerso that the container whennot' in use is entirely closed'at the front, sides,;back and lower. end Wall for excluding the dust. and renderingthe lip.- stick'holderfentirely, dust-proofi; -The shellyis a i1 1 f:

split at its corners at the top and the upper por-- tion I of the front wall is tapered and the upper portions of the side walls are resilient and carry the wedge-shaped closure members which in the form of the invention disclosed consists of inclined wedge forming portions and upper horizontal closure portions H and I2 which overlap. The horizontal portion I2 is provided with a groove or recess l3 to receive the free terminal edge of the closure portion II which may be straight, as shown or be of any other desired form to fit the groove or recess I3 preferably formed by depressing the free edge of the closure portion l2.

Also instead of having the closure portions H and I2 straight and substantially horizontal as shown they may be of any other desired form to provide a closure of the desired formation. The

tapered portion In of the shell providessuflicient space between it and the resilient upper por-' whichare adapted to engage slightly concave grooves or portions [6 of the sidewalls of the container in order to enable the resilient or spring closure members to operate as catches for holding the shell in its closed position. This construction will also permit the closure members to be readily released from such engagement by slight outward pressure. .The lower stop and the push knob 1 are moved by the thumb or finger and as soon as the catches l are disengaged from the sidewalls 'of the .container the closure members will automatically snap open so that the lipstick may be freely moved outwardly without danger of damaging the lipstick through contact with the closure members. Also in the downward or inward movement of the shell the closure members. are automatically moved to their closed position without the flexing or bending of the major portion of .the side walls of the shell as only the resilient upper portions spring inwardly and outwardly.

The shellafiords a complete closure for the slot in the front of the container and at the same time provides theresilient or spring actuated closure members which automatically open and close with a relatively small sliding movement of the shell.

.Theside walls. of the shell are cut away. at the back at the lower end of the shell at 11 to form recesses which permit. the shell 3, the socket 8 and the lipstickto. be introduced into the containeras. a .unit in assembling the parts of the holder.

[The socket or holder 8 which constitutes a support receives the lipstick 9 and is preferably rectangular in cross section, being composed of front, rear and sidewalls and a bottom. The frontand side walls are extended below the bottomof-the holder 8 and the side walls are cut away'at the back at 3. to form recessessimilar to the recesses'fo'rmed by the cut away portion of the side walls of the shell'so as not-to interfere with the assembling ofithe parts of the device.

The holder 8 is slidable within the shell to pro?" ject the lipstick from the container and to With-:- draw it in the container and it is connectedwith thefpush knob 5 by' means of substantially U- shaped arms I8 constructed of .sheet metal or other suitable material and partially embracing the side walls of the. shell and having their ter- 'entirely across the slot.

minal portions l9 extended inwardly through slots 28 in the side walls of the shell and suitably secured to the socket or lipstick holder proper 8.

The terminal portions IQ of the arms l8 are relatively narrow and the said arms l8 between the terminal portions l9 and the push knob 5 are extended upwardly and downwardly and form resilient members for frictionally engaging the shell, so that when the push knob 5 is moved upwardly to open the container the resilient members of the arms l8 willfrictionally engage the shell and will move the latter upwardly and cause the closure portions of the shell to open automatically. The push knob 5 which is preferably provided with a serrated front face is approximately rectangular in cross section and extends The arms I8 which may be secured to or formed integral with the push knob have their major portions lying between the walls of the shell and the walls of the container.. Theshell 3, the socket 8 and the pushknobwith. its arms l8.are adapted to be assembled. as a unit and .may be readily inserted in the container after assembly by a slight tilting movement of the shell. permitted by the cutaway portion I! to enable the push knob to be readily introduced into the slot.

The metal at the top of the slot 4. is resilient. The. upper stop 6 is carried by the tapered portion I!) of the. shell and the resiliency of the tapered portion permits the upper stop to be readily depressed to enable the upper stop to be easily and quickly introducedinto the slot 4.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder of the class described comprising a container open, at the top and having front, rear, side and bottom walls and provided at its front wall with a. longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container and provided with automatically operating closure members for closing the top of the container, a support slidable in the shell andmovable upwardly and downwardly to project an article supported by it through the open endof the containerand to withdraw the said article into the container, and a push knob operating in the slot of the container and having side portions receiving the shell and connected with the support.

2. A holder of the class described comprising a container. open at the top and having front, rear, side and bottom 'walls and provided at its front wall with a longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container and provided with automatically operating. closure members. for closing the top of the container; a support slidable in the shell and movable upwardly and downwardly to project an article supported by it through the open end of the container .and to withdraw the said article into the container, and spaced stops carried by theshell. and operating in the slot for limiting the upward anddownward movement of the shell. I

'3. A holder of the class described comprising a container. open at thetop and having front, rear, side and bottom walls and provided at its front wall with a longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container andprovided with automatically operating closure members for closing the top of the container, a-support slidable in the shell and movable upwardly and downwardly to project an article supported by it through the open end of the container and to withdraw the said article" into the container, spaced stops carried by the shell and operating in the slot for limiting the upward and downward movement of the shell, anda push knobalso operating in the slot and located between the said stops and engageable with the same said pushknob being pro vided-with means for connecting it with thesaid support for sliding thel'atter upwardly and down wardlyQj 1 4; Aholder of the class described-comprising a container open at thetop' and having front, rear, side andbottom walls and provided at its front wall with a longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container andhaving sidewalls-provided "with longitudinal slots a holderslidablein the shell and a push knob operating in the said slot and provided with approximately U-shaped arms partially embracing the shell andhaving terminal portions extending through the slots thereof and connected with the support whereby the push knob is adapted to raise and lower the said'support.

5. A holder of the class described including a container open at the top and having front, rear, side andbottom walls and provided in its front wall with a longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container and having spaced sides'and a connecting front wall closing the slotof the container, the sidewalls'of the shell being cut away at their lower ends at therear portion, said sides being also provided at the top with automatically operating closure members, a support slidable in the shell, and a push knob operating-in the slot of the container and having arms extending between the walls of the container and the shell and connected with the support, the said cutaway portions of the sides of the shell permitting the push knob to be introduced into the slot of the container whereby the shell and the support are adapted to be inserted in the container as a unit.

6. A holder of the class described including a container open at the top and having front, rear, side and bottom walls, a shell slidable in the container composed of spaced side walls and a connecting wall, said side walls being provided with upper resilient'portions having closure members presenting inclined portions to opposite walls of the container for moving the closure members to their closed position when the shell is moved downwardly into the container, said closure members being adapted to spring outwardly automatically when the shell is moved upwardly to project it from the container, and a support slidable with the shell and independently of the same.

7. A holder of the class described including a container open at the top and having front, rear, side and bottom walls, a shell slidable in the container composed of spaced side walls and a connecting wall, said side walls being provided with upper resilient portions having approximately wedgeshaped closure members presenting inclined portions to opposite walls of the container for moving the closure members to their closed position when the shell is moved downwardly into the container, said closure members being adapted to spring outwardly automatically when the shell is moved upwardly to project it from the container and being provided with portions forming catches for engaging the said walls of the container for locking the shell within the said container and the said members in their closed position, and a support slidable on the shell.

8. A holder of the class described including a container open at the top and having front, rear, side and bottom walls, a shell slidable in the container composed of spaced side walls and a connecting wall, said side walls being provided with upper resilient portions having closure members presentinginclined portions" to opposite walls of the container for mo'vingthe closure members to theirclosedposition when the shell is moved downwardly into the container, said closure members'jb'eing adapted to spring outwardly automatically-when the shell is moved upwardly to project it from the container and being provided with-portions forming catches for engaging the said *walls of the container for locking the shell within the said containerandthe said members in their closed position and being also provided with-interfitting portions arranged in overlapping-relation-when the said members are in their closed position, and a support slidable in the shell.

9. A holder of the class described including a container open at the top and having-front, rear, side and bottom walls, a shell slidable in the container composed'of 'spacedside walls and a connecting wall, said side Walls being provided with upper resilient portions having approximatelyfwedge-shaped closure members presenting inclined portions to opposite walls of the container for moving the closure members to their closed position when the shell is moved downwardly into the container; said closure members being adapted to spring outwardly automatically when the shell is moved upwardly to project it from the container and being provided with portions forming catches for engaging the said'walls of the container for locking the shell within the said container and the said members in their closed position, one of the said members being provided with a transverse groove and the other of said members having a terminal portion adapted to fit in the said groove in overlapping relation when the said members are in their closed position, and a support slidable in the shell.

10. A holder of the class described comprising a container open at the top and having a longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container and forming a closure for the slot and provided with automatically operable closure members for closing of the top of the container, a support slidable in the shell and movable upwardly and downwardly to project an article supported by it through the open top of the container and to withdraw the said article into the container, and a push knob operating in the slot and having arms connected with the support and provided with projecting portions forming resilient members engaging the shell and adapted to move the same upward to its open position.

11. A holder of the class described comprising a container open at the top and having a longitudinal slot, a shell slidable in the container and forming a closure for the slot and provided with automatically operable closure members for closing of the top of the container, a support slidable in the shell and movable upwardly and downwardly to project an article supported by it through the open top of the container and to withdraw the said article into the container, a push knob operating in the slot and having arms connected with the support and provided with projecting portions forming resilient members engaging the shell and adapted to move the same upward to its open position, and a stop carried by the shell and arranged in the said slot in the path of the push knob and adapted to be engaged by the latter whereby the shell is positively moved to its closed position.

12. A holder of the class described comprising a container open at the top and having a front,

rear; side and bottom walls and provided in its frontwall with a longitudinal slot, ashell slidable in the container and provided with automatically operating closure. members and composed of frontand side walls, the sidewalls having their lower ends cut away at theback to form recesses, a support slid-ablein the shell andhaving front, rear andlside walls and a bottom the front and side walls being extended below the bottom and. the ,extended portions of the side walls being cut away at the back to 'form recesses Corresponding with the recesses in the shell, and avpush knob operating in the slot and having arms connected with the support below the bottom thereof and in advance of the-.re-

cesses of the same. V W t I 13. A holder of the class described. comprising 7 a container having "an open end and at its open end having internal recesses forming seats, a

shell slidable in the container, closure members having connection with said shelland operable thereby and provided with resilient portions having catch portionsradapted to engage in said seats of the container when the closure members are closed, said. closure members being adapted to spring outwardly "of the container away from saidseats when saidshell is moved outwardly of the container, an article carrying support slidable in the container, and means whereby to slide the shell andholder.

14. A holder of the class described comprising r05 al 1 a. container open atone end, a shell slidable in the container and provided with an automatically operable closure for the container, an article carrying support in the container which is slidablewith the shell and which is also slidable independently of the shell, and a knob having portions operating through walls of the container and the shell and connected to the holder so as to slide the shell and holder together outwardly longitudinally to open said closure and to project the shell through the open end of the container and subsequently slide the holder onthe shell to project the article in the holder through-the open end of the container beyond the outer projected end of the shell. 7

15; A container of the class described comprising' a. casing having a longitudinal s1ot, a shell longitudinally movable in said casing, said shell being provided with upper resilient portions having approximately wedge shaped closure members presenting. inclined portions to opposite walls of said casing for moving said closure members'to their closed position when the shell is moved downwardly into the casing, said closure members being adapted to spring outwardly automatically when the shell is moved upwardly, a carrier longitudinally slidable in said casing, and means engaging said carrier and extending through said slot for actuating said carrier andsaid shell. a

JOHN W. LEI-IMANN. 

